Those of you who have been along for the ride over the past year have been privy to the hard work (and stress) that it’s taken to reach this big day. But after all is said and done, I am so dang proud of this cookbook, and I’m extremely excited that it’s now available for you all to cook from!

I’ve said from the very beginning that, above all else, I want Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers to be USEFUL to those who buy it. I want this cookbook to make getting dinner on the table easier and more convenient for all of you with busy schedules. I want this cookbook to help you feed yourselves and your families slow cooker meals made with real, unprocessed ingredients. And I want this cookbook to get bent and stained and worn out because you enjoy the recipes so much that you cook them all the time!

So what types of recipes will you find in Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers? Let’s take a little sneak peek of the chapters, shall we?

The cookbook kicks off with an introductory chapter that’s positively packed with helpful and important information. It walks you through modern-day slow cookers, real-food ingredients, and getting to know your slow cooker. I share my favorite kitchen tools to enhance your slow cooker’s performance. I cover general slow cooker (and cooking) tips, and then I discuss how specific ingredients perform in a slow cooker and my recommendations for what works best. Read this chapter before you begin and you’ll be equipped for success with the recipes in this cookbook!

From Comforting Pot Roast (pictured above) to Swedish Meatballs to Cheeseburger Macaroni, these are classic dinner recipes that have traditionally been made in the slow cooker using not-so-natural ingredients…but I reinvented them using only real, unprocessed ingredients!

This chapter is full of recipes that you may not associate with a slow cooker, like Honey-Garlic Baby Back Ribs and Lemon Dill Poached Salmon (pictured above). It also features creative spins on familiar family favorites, such as Salisbury Steak Meatballs (pictured above) and Chicken Alfredo Tortellini.

Slow cookers are ideal for whipping up a variety of savory fillings for sandwiches, tacos, wraps, and more…and the choices in this chapter range from Raspberry Chipotle Chicken Sliders to French Dip Tacos with Caramelized Onions & Blue Cheese to General Tso’s Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps (pictured above)!

Holiday meals mean lots of competition for oven racks and stove top space, and these recipes rely on the slow cooker for that special main dish, whether Herbed Turkey Breast (pictured above) or Cran-Cherry Glazed Ham (pictured above). This chapter also has tasty ideas for using up leftovers, such as Turkey & Wild Rice Soup and Cheesy Potato Soup with Ham.

Each of the 80 dinner recipes in the cookbook has metric conversions and is accompanied by a full-page, full-color photo (taken by yours truly 😉 ). But there’s also a bonus chapter at the back with seven different homemade seasoning blends and stocks that can be used when making the other recipes in the cookbook!

Soooo…who’s ready to get cooking???

A HUGE THANK YOU (and a big virtual hug) to everyone who already pre-ordered Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers…y’all are the best! It should be getting to you very soon, and hopefully even today(!), depending on where you ordered. 🙂 As for those of you who may have been waiting for the official release date to buy the book, THAT DATE IS TODAY! Woo-hoo! You can find copies at your brick-and-mortar Barnes & Noble or…

And if you’d like to see a video sampling of the recipes, you can watch the cookbook’s QVC debut HERE!

I feel so fortunate to have had the chance to create Real Food Slow Cooker Suppers for my readers, followers, family, and friends, and I can’t adequately express my appreciation for all of your support along the way. It’s a privilege and an honor to share a little piece of my kitchen with y’all, and I’ve never felt that more than I do today. ♥

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So excited to get my book today!! Thanks so much for creating this book! I live in Montana and it gets pretty hot in the summer and we don’t have air conditioning so turning on the oven to make dinner is not an option so the crockpot is my best friend and your book is now my new best friend :)! So excited to cook meals with only fresh ingredients!!

I’m so happy to hear that you’re excited about receiving your book, Julie! Thanks for your order and thanks for your sweet words…I hope you find the recipes to be tasty and the cookbook to be useful! 🙂

This book sound marvelous! It is hard to find cookbooks supporting real food these days. I am a huge proponent of whole food nutrition, and also gluten-intolerant. I have purchased many crock pot cookbooks with the hope of converting the recipes to GF and real food. Yeah, hasn’t been working out so well of me. :o( If I buy a cookbook where I can find 5-8 really good recipes, it’s a win for me these days.

Question: Do you use a lot of flours/gluten ingredients for thickening in these recipes? I don’t expect them to be GF, just want to see if some recipes are workable. Sadly enough, I don’t make it to the book stores much, as I am an internet shopper due to time constraints…and my avoidance of shopping. hehe Any feedback you could provide would be fabulous! I’m eager to order it from Amazon!.

That’s a great question, Pam! I would say that most of the recipes in the cookbook are naturally gluten-free. A few of the recipes in the cookbook include pasta, and some of them do use flour as a thickener for a gravy (others use cornstarch). But honestly, I think that you could easily adapt those particular recipes to make them gluten-free…use gluten-free pasta, and instead of regular flour, thicken gravies with cornstarch, arrowroot powder, or gluten-free flour (I found some good recommendations HERE). Also, some of the recipes in one chapter are sandwiches and tacos, but hopefully gluten-free sandwich buns and tortillas aren’t too hard to find these days. Hope this helps, and I truly hope you enjoy the cookbook if you decide to order it! 🙂

Thank you for the compilation! I truly appreciate this because Im already running out of ideas on what to prepare for my family. Ill be doing this one at a time and check with my family for the best recipe.

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a busy wife and tired mama of two energetic boys and a sweet little girl living in Texas. I love cooking, writing, eating queso, watching college football, and taking way too many pics of my kids. In my “spare” time, I run this food blog and I wrote a cookbook. The days are crazy but the love is plenty between the five hearts that make up our home! (click for more)